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This paper reports research on the influence of corporate and individual characteristics on managers' social orientation in Germany. The results indicate that mid-level managers expressed a significantly lower social orientation than low-level managers, and that job activity did not impact social orientation. Female respondents expressed a higher social orientation than male respondents. No impact of the political system origin (former East Germany versus former West Germany) on social orientation was shown. Overall, corporate position had a significantly higher impact on social orientation than did the characteristics of the individuals surveyed.
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Marz, J.W., Powers, T.L. & Queisser, T. Corporate and Individual Influences on Managers' Social Orientation. Journal of Business Ethics 46, 1–11 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024795705173
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